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Date: Friday, 4 September 2026 (Smarta households) and Saturday, 5 September 2026 (Vaishnava sampradaya and ISKCON), based on the Ashtami tithi of Krishna Paksha, Bhadrapada, for New DelhiObserved as: Krishna Janmashtami / GokulashtamiBest reader action: Check your local panchang if you are outside India. What to keep ready before the sun goes down Start with…
Ancient “brand” Qurayyah Painted Ware, PC: Marta Luciani – Qurayyah Joint Archaeological Project More than 3,000 years ago, potters working in the desert oasis of Qurayyah in what is now northwestern Saudi Arabia were producing a distinctive painted pottery that eventually travelled beyond the settlement where it was made. A new study titled Creating a brand….
Arthur aged seven found the tooth, PC: National Trust In August 2025, 7-year-old Arthur was exploring Lizard Point in Cornwall, the most southerly point of mainland Britain, when he discovered a collection of teeth in the ground. He showed them to Ken Wallace, a Wildlife Watchpoint volunteer who happened to be a retired dentist, and…
Shinde’s remarks came after Sharif’s office shared an edited version of the SCO family photograph NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office for cropping Prime Minister Narendra Modi out of a photograph from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, saying Pakistan should not attempt to “play such…
Kanpur residents protested rain-damaged roads by symbolically renaming a street Yamraj ka Dwar KANPUR: Residents of Kanpur protested against the worsening condition of rain-damaged roads by symbolically renaming 80 Feet Road in Barra as ‘Yamlok Dwar’. A young man, dressed as Yamraj, cut a ribbon to highlight the numerous waterlogged potholes.Protesters held a banner by…
The BJP has warned the Shiv Sena about its alliance with the MNS in KDMC. KALYAN: The political row between the BJP and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) over the alleged removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph in Pune has now spilled over into the Mahayuti alliance in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), with the…
The dispute was not about the eligibility for the chit prize or whether the claimant had won the bid. Won a chit prize but the payout is delayed? A Telangana consumer commission has upheld an order against Kapil Chits after holding the company responsible for delaying the payment of a Rs 15 lakh chit prize…
New Zealand will host India A for three four-day matches in Christchurch from October 24, giving the players valuable preparation ahead of the senior teams’ two-Test series later in the year.New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures while announcing the schedule for the country’s domestic Plunket Shield competition. The three matches will be played alongside…
MUMBAI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will attend the BCCI Annual General Meeting on September 18 at the BCCI HQ here, as the representative of the Bengal Cricket Association, of which he is the president.31 out of 35 state units will attend the BCCI AGM, with four state associations being left unrepresented due to various…
Since time immemorial, humans have been consuming food derived from the land, air and water. From vegetables and birds to even crabs, there is not much we have not used to survive on. But currently, people in New England are feasting on green crabs not to survive themselves but to help the native species subsist….
